Filed under: Nationwide Series, Joe Gibbs Racing, NASCAR
NASCAR's dogged drug testing policy has snared its highest-profile violator yet. Two-time NASCAR
Nationwide Series champion turned ESPN analyst
Randy LaJoie has been suspended indefinitely for failing a drug test administered June 11.
LaJoie, 48, told SIRIUS Radio Tuesday that he smoked marijuana once in May, but declared that he was "not a user.''
LaJoie also said he has been suspended from ESPN, where he has worked as a race analyst. The network hasn't issued a statement, but did confirm LaJoie's suspension.
LaJoie said he was auditioning for a job as spotter for the
Joe Gibbs Racing No. 18 Toyota when he was subjected to the drug test. A JGR spokesman said the team had no statement yet, but confirmed that LaJoie was only contracted to spot for the June 5 race in Nashville.
A NASCAR spokesman told FanHouse that he didn't know if LaJoie's drug test failure was from a random test or a test that can be administered with cause.
LaJoie, won 15 races and back-to-back
Nationwide Series (then called Busch Series) championships in 1996-97. He's made 44 Sprint Cup series starts but hasn't competed in a NASCAR race since 2006.
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